What belongs in a handbook, what each state requires, and how to build one that protects the company without reading like a rulebook.
A section-by-section outline with what to cover in each policy, space for your notes, a state addenda checklist, and an acknowledgment form.
Guides and templates are general guidance, not legal advice. Always review with your legal counsel before using or sending anything based on them. State notes cover California, New York, Illinois, Texas, and Florida.
What belongs in a handbook, what each state requires, and how to build one that protects the company without reading like a rulebook. Written for founders and HR leads writing policy at small and growing companies, in plain language, with federal rules and state notes for California, New York, Illinois, Texas, and Florida.
The 9-page guide covers the 12 sections every handbook needs; a 4-stage build process; the most common policy mistakes; required policies for CA, NY, IL, TX, and FL. It comes with 1 editable Word template: Employee Handbook outline. It is also part of the Pay & Policy Kit.
Price: $59, one-time purchase, instant download. General guidance, not legal advice: review finished documents with your legal counsel.
Typically at-will employment, equal opportunity and anti-harassment, time off and leave, pay and hours, conduct, and an acknowledgment page, plus any policies your state requires.
In practice, yes. Leave, final pay, and other rules differ by state, so policies should reflect where your employees work.
No. ModuleHire HR guides and templates are general guidance. Review anything that affects an employee with your legal counsel before you use it.
Right after checkout you get a download page and an email link. Everything you buy also lives in your library at hr.modulehire.com/library.html, so you can download it again any time.
Guides on topics where state law matters, such as pay, leave, hiring, and terminations, include state notes for California, New York, Illinois, Texas, and Florida alongside federal rules.